Land8: Landscape Architects Network

10/05/2026

What makes a park more than a place to play? 🌳

Sarah Lisiecki, Communications & Education Manager at BCI Burke Playground Equipment, explores how parks can support much more than recreation.

Thoughtfully designed parks can encourage physical activity, support mental well-being, create opportunities for social connection, and help foster a sense of belonging.

Sarah shares four ways park design can contribute to healthier, more connected communities—and why parks deserve to be considered critical community infrastructure.

Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4iZAHxc

Image source: Jaax Media.

Parks improve quality of life and help build healthier, more connected communities. See how.

10/02/2026

What if landscape architecture could change more than the landscape?

In this Land8x8 Lightning Talk, Landon Bell, ASLA, PLA, explores how landscape architects helped Alcon rethink its 164-acre corporate campus—with employee input, data, and sustainability principles at the center of the process.

The result? A healthier, safer workplace—and a 30% reduction in the campus’s water footprint.

Watch the Lightning Talk and see how landscape architecture can become a catalyst for corporate change.

Read/watch the full Land8x8 Lightning Talk.

See how landscape architects made Alcon Laboratory's campus safer, healthier, and more sustainable.

09/23/2026

Is getting licensed worth the time, money, and effort?

For landscape architects weighing whether to pursue licensure, the answer may come down to more than stamping drawings.

From earning potential and leadership opportunities to independent practice and professional mobility, licensure can have a significant impact on your career.

So, what does getting licensed actually do for you—and why does it matter?

Read CLARB's case for landscape architecture licensure on LAND8. https://bit.ly/47j1kG8

Is licensure worth the time and cost? The data and the career outcomes say yes.

09/10/2026

One final act in L.A. 🎬

Join Land8 and American Society of Landscape Architects for the Wrap Party at The Belasco. Music, conversation, and one last night together to close out the conference.

Tickets are $35 and include light hors d'oeuvres and a b**r and w**e bar until 8 PM.

Friday, Sept. 18 | 6–10 PM

Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/4gVmMp9

09/10/2026

One final act in L.A. 🎬

Join Land8 and ASLA for the Wrap Party at The Belasco. Music, conversation, and one last night together to close out the conference.

Tickets are $35 and include light hors d’oeuvres and a b**r and w**e bar until 8 PM.

Friday, Sept. 18 | 6–10 PM

Get your tickets at the link in bio.

09/04/2026

Kongjian Yu changed the way the world thinks about water, cities, and landscape.

Now, a group of his friends, colleagues, and fellow landscape architects is working with the Central Park Conservancy to create a permanent memorial bench in his honor beside Harlem Meer.

The location is fitting: a place where water, vegetation, public life, and the changing seasons come together—an everyday landscape that quietly reflects the principles Yu spent his career championing.

The campaign is raising $20,000 for the memorial, with more than $6,000 already contributed. The organizers hope to complete the fundraising by September 20, ahead of the first anniversary of Yu’s death on September 23.

Read Ethan Wu’s story on LAND8 and learn more about the memorial and how you can contribute: https://bit.ly/4ctR9lh

Nearly one year after his death, a group of landscape architects is working to create the Kongjian Yu memorial bench in Central Park.

07/30/2026

Conference ends. Party starts.

LAND8 is teaming up with the American Society of Landscape Architects for the ASLA/LAND8 Wrap Party — and we’re taking over The Belasco for one last night in Los Angeles.

Come celebrate the end of ASLA 2026 with the people you’ve been meaning to catch up with, the people you just met, and a few hundred of your fellow landscape architecture people. There’ll be music, drinks, dancing, and plenty of opportunities to say, “Wait, you’re here too?”

📍The Belasco, 1050 S. Hill Street
📅 Friday, September 18
🕕 6–10 p.m.
Come for the conference. Stay for the party.

🎟️ Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/4pVTBGQ



https://bit.ly/4pVTB9O

Land8 is proud to announce that we’re partnering with the American Society of Landscape Architects to host the Wrap Party for ASLA 2026.

07/02/2026

Residential landscape architecture is evolving fast—and the people shaping what’s next are the ones doing the work every day.

From native planting and sustainable materials to outdoor kitchens, AI-assisted workflows, and climate-resilient landscapes, today’s residential design practice is full of new ideas, real challenges, and emerging opportunities.

If you’re drafting site plans, selecting materials, and working directly with clients, we want to hear from you.

Take our short Residential Design Trends 2026 survey and help us build a snapshot of where residential landscape design stands today—and where it’s headed next.

Take the survey: Residential Design Trends 2026: Your Feedback Counts! https://bit.ly/4gMswmM

Take our Residential Design Trends 2026 survey and help shape the future of landscape architecture.

05/22/2026

Should the Reflecting Pool be approached as infrastructure to repair—or a cultural landscape to preserve? A lawsuit over a blue waterproof coating is reigniting the conversation about stewardship, process, and what “renovation” means on the National Mall.

Dive in: https://land8.com/reflecting-pool-protests/

Question: Where do you draw the line between maintenance and redesign?

Photo by Howard R Wheele on Unsplash.

TCLF has sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, claiming the current application of blue paint to the basin of the Reflecting Pool is being done in violation of federal law.